What is it about Autumn?

What is it about Autumn
that makes me want to
open a favorite book,
cuddle under an old quilt
with a cup of Darjeeling tea
on a cool crisp evening,
bake a caramel cake,
trample through the woods
crunching maple leaves loosened from their hold,
listen as geese make their way
to their wintering grounds,
bite into a crisp tart Granny Smith apple,
browse blue ribbon preserves at the state fair,
sip on an oaky white wine,
gather mums of bronze, red and yellow,
go back home to
West Virginia to see the mountains in all their glory.

Deborah
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Autumn makes me happy!